The road to Omaha will feature some familiar faces for New Mexico in the regional tournament this weekend.
On Monday, UNM was selected as the No. 3 seed in the Lubbock, Texas Regionals. Of the three opponents, New Mexico has faced off against two of the clubs in the double elimination tournament.
Against Texas Tech (41-16) and Dallas Baptist (41-17), the Lobos have accumulated a 1-5 record. Head coach Ray Birmingham said he devised a difficult schedule for that purpose – he wanted to play the best in anticipation for later in the season.
“You could make a conversation that Texas Tech could be the number one team in the country.